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Municipal emergency management enhancement group

The Municipal Emergency Management Enhancement Group strategic plan is about promotion, collaboration and support of emergency management in local government to ensure safer and more resilient communities.

Regional MEMEGs are represented on a state MEMEG committee. For further information or to nominate a committee representative, contact Kathy Pryor.

Municipal Emergency Management Collaborations Learnings Report

Victoria’s 79 councils have been collaborating with their neighbouring councils on various aspects of emergency management planning and service delivery for many years. This has not occurred as a result of a directive or legislation from the State or Commonwealth governments but voluntarily, from lessons learnt after major emergencies and limited capacity councils have to individually respond to emergencies for extended periods of time.

Local Government Victoria (LGV), Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA) and Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) have partnered together as project sponsors to undertake a study of municipal emergency management collaboration models across the state. The study provides an opportunity to better understand how these mechanisms can be incorporated and supported in Victoria's evolving emergency management system.

The independent Learnings Report has been compiled by the project consultants and provides an important snapshot of current municipal emergency management collaboration practices, challenges and opportunities after extensive collaboration across the state with 12 current municipal emergency management collaborative models.

We acknowledge and respect Victorian Traditional Owners as the original custodians of Victoria’s land and waters,
their unique ability to care for Country and deep spiritual connection to it. We honour Elders past and present whose
knowledge and wisdom has ensured the continuation of culture and traditional practices.

We are committed to genuinely partner, and meaningfully engage, with Victoria's Traditional Owners and Aboriginal communities to support the protection of Country, the maintenance of spiritual and cultural practices and their broader aspirations in the 21st century and beyond.